Memorial Day Weekend is past, and we’re looking toward the real first day of summer, the Fourth of July and other festive occasions the summer months bring. Here are a few cocktails to celebrate the season.
All-American Rum Limeade
Ingredients
- Pinch of Blue spirulina
- Barspoon of water
- 1 ½ oz. Kōloa Kaua’i White Rum
- 1 oz. Campari
- ¼ oz. Grenadine
- 2-3 oz. Limeade
- Strawberries and blueberries for garnish
- Glitter-coated apple slices cut into stars for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail stirring glass, dissolve the blue spirulina in a barspoon of water.
- Add the rum, stir, and set it aside.
- Add the Campari and grenadine to the bottom of a tall serving glass.
- Stir to mix, then fill the serving glass with ice.
- Gently pour the limeade into the serving glass, being careful to minimize the mixing between the limeade layer and the Campari layer.
- Fill the glass with limeade to about an inch below the rim.
- Gently float the blue rum on top, pouring through a fine-mesh strainer to remove any undissolved bits of blue spirulina.
- Garnish with strawberries and blueberries; for extra flair, garnish with apple slices cut into star shapes and decorated with edible glitter.
- Serve with a straw for mixing the layers.
Notes
Mixologist Lee Corbett (@TheRogueBrusselSprout) created this recipe.
Poolside Passion Fruit
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Angel’s Envy bourbon
- ½ oz. Vanilla vodka
- 1 oz. Passion fruit liqueur
- ½ oz. Lime juice
- ½ oz. Simple syrup
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to tin and shake with ice.
- Strain into a wine glass over fresh ice.
- Top with prosecco.
Notes
Mixologist Nicole Ruwell at the Prezzo Boca Raton in Florida created this recipe.
Berry Fiddich Fizz
Ingredients
- 1 ½ parts Glenfiddich 12 Year Old Scotch
- 1 part Blueberry juice
- ½ part Simple syrup
- 3 parts Italian lemon soda
Instructions
- Serve in highball glass filled with ice.
- Garnish with a lemon twist.
Notes
Glenfiddich West Coast Ambassador David Allardice created this recipe.
The Eden Runner
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Light rum
- 1 oz. Dark rum
- ¼ oz. 151 rum
- 1 oz. Blackberry brandy
- 1 oz. Banana liqueur
- 1 oz. Orange juice
- 1 oz. Pineapple juice
Instructions
- Blend all ingredients in a blender with ice.
- Pour into glass.
- Garnish with a fresh orange slice.
Notes
The mixologists at Eden House in Key West, FL, created this recipe.
Whiskey Strawberry Lemonade
Ingredients
- 1 bottle Sagamore rye whiskey
- 24 oz. Fresh lemon juice
- 18 oz. Strawberry simple syrup
- Fresh mint
Instructions
- Combine rye, lemon juice and strawberry simple syrup in a shaker with ice.
- Shake to combine.
- Pour into highball glass.
- Garnish with lemon wheel, strawberry and serve.
Notes
Yields about 12 servings; the mixologists at Sagamore Distillery created this recipe.
Patriotic Margarita
Ingredients
- 1 oz. Hpnotiq blue liqueur
- 1 oz. Dark rum
- 1 oz. Coconut milk
- 1 oz. Lime juice
- 1 oz. Pineapple juice
- 1 oz. Strawberry puree
Instructions
- Combine rum, coconut milk, juices and puree in a blender.
- Add ½ cup crushed ice and blend.
- Pour Hpnotiq into a Margarita glass and layer blended mix on top.
- Garnish with coconut flakes or use a salt-rimmed glass as a variation.
Notes
The mixologists at Hpnotiq created this recipe.
